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Upcoming events for Aug. 23

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Friday, Aug. 23

The Carolina Square and Round Dance Club will hold a dance at 7 p.m. today at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road.

The Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., presents “Here On the Flight Path” Aug. 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. This play contains adult language, themes and situations. For more information, call 803-648-1438 or visit www.aikencommunityplayhouse.com.

Yesterday’s Sounds plays country, oldies, rock ’n’ roll, line dance, shag, blues and more every Friday night from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the DAV Building, 2194 Columbia Highway N. Admission is $6. Coffee, sodas and snacks are available for purchase. Prize drawings will be held at 8:45 p.m. For more information, contact Dana Watkins at 803-292-3680 or Furman Redd at 706-825-8776.

The Edgefield County Theater will close out its 2012-2013 season with “The Hallelujah Girls.” Show dates are Aug. 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 25 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18 and reservations are available by calling the box office at 803-637-3833. The Edgefield County Theater is located in the Discovery Center on Main Street in Edgefield.

Cold Creek Nurseries will offer a Fairy Garden Workshop on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. This workshop will share ideas on how to create a magical, miniature landscape fit for a fairy, gnome, or other tiny creature. Participants will receive a miniature garden starter kit that includes a container, soil, soil cover and pathway pebbles. The cost is $25 and is open to all ages, though adult supervision is required for participants younger than 12. Registration and payment are due by today. For more information or to register, call 803-648-3592 or visit Cold Creek Nurseries.

The Stables Restaurant at Rose Hill Estate will feature Americana folk rock with Chris Morgan today from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, call 803-648-1181 or visit www.rosehillestate.com.

Saturday

The Aiken County Recreation Center, 917 Jefferson Davis Highway, Graniteville, will hold its third annual Back 2 School Bash on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. The event will feature music, food, games and school supplies For more information, call Rosa at 706-524-6705 or Yolanda at 803-474-1722.

Cold Creek Nurseries will offer a free educational seminar on Fall Crops on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. The seminar will cover plant selection, soil preparation, planting techniques, fertilization and harvesting of fall vegetable crops. Handouts and refreshments will also be available. For more information, call Cold Creek Nurseries at 803-648-3592.

Cold Creek Nurseries will offer a Fairy Garden Workshop on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. This workshop will share ideas on how to create a magical, miniature landscape fit for a fairy, gnome, or other tiny creature. Participants will receive a miniature garden starter kit that includes a container, soil, soil cover and pathway pebbles. The cost is $25 and is open to all ages, though adult supervision is required for participants younger than 12. Registration and payment were due by Friday, Aug. 23. For more information or to register, call 803-648-3592 or visit Cold Creek Nurseries.

Augusta Christian Singles will hold its singles dance on Saturday at American Legion Post 63, 90 Milledge Road, Augusta. Dance lessons will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. and the dance will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. The cost is $8 for members and $10 for guests. For more information, call Glenda Corbett at 803-649-6897.

The Savanna River Ecology Lab will host Touch and Animal Day on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the University of Georgia-SREL Conference Center on Highway 278. For more information or directions, email Jennifer Gibbons at jgibbons@srel.edu.

The Aiken High School PTSO workday originally scheduled for Aug. 17 has been rescheduled for Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Yard equipment, pain supplies, paint sprayer, pressure washer and tools to assemble outdoor furniture are needed. Tasks planned for the day include painting, planting, spreading pine straw, weeding and general sprucing up. A check-in station will be located at the front entrance. For more information, call 803-646-7246.

Ann Hite will sign copies of her new book “The Storycatcher” at the Aiken County Public Library, 315 Chesterfield St. S.W., from 4:30 to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Copies of “Ghost on Black Mountain” will also be available. For more information, call 803-642-2020.

The Stables Restaurant at Rose Hill Estate will feature beach music and shagging with Tony B on Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, call 803-648-1181 or visit www.rosehillestate.com.

Floyd & Green Jewelers will hots its 20th annual Silent Auction on Saturday and Monday and Tuesday. On Monday and Tuesday, pieces that have not sold become part of the silent auction. The event begins on Saturday at 8 a.m. and will conclude with a grand finale party beginning at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. For more information, call 803-649-6005 or visit www.floydandgreen.com.

The Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., presents “Here On the Flight Path”Aug. 24, 30 and 31 at 8 p.m. This play contains adult language, themes and situations. For more information, call 803-648-1438 or visit www.aikencommunityplayhouse.com..

The DuPont Planetarium will show Mission to Mars at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Digistar Virtual Journey at 9 p.m. on Saturday and Aug. 31. Tickets are $4.50 for adults, $2.50 for students grades 4K-12, and $3.50 for seniors for Mission to Mars. Tickets for Digistar Virtual Journey are $1 more. Tickets for all USC Aiken faculty, staff and students are $1 for any show. For more information, visit http://rpsec.usca.edu/planetarium.

Atomic Dogs Motorcycle Club is having a charity ride to benefit the Aiken Department of Public Safety’s Police Athletic League on Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Bike riders will meet at the fairgrounds at 561 May Royal Drive. For more information, call Albert Butler at 221-5907, Kenneth Corley 646-3931 or Hoover Johnson 979-6473.

The Silver Bluff High School class of 1983 will hold a reunion planning meeting at New Ellenton City Hall on Saturday, at 9:30 a.m. All members of the SBHS class of ’83 are invited. Those interested in attending should email Alecia Cummings Parks at SilverBluffHighSchoolClassOf1983@gmail.com or visit Facebook.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 961 Trail Ridge Road.

The Edgefield County Theater will close out its 2012-2013 season with “The Hallelujah Girls.” Show dates are Aug. 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 25 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18 and reservations are available by calling the box office at 803-637-3833. The Edgefield County Theater is located in the Discovery Center on Main Street in Edgefield.

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